Stores Operative

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Date: 13 Nov 2026

Location: Erith, GB

Company: Hovis

Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products. 

 

We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people;  they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

JOB TITLE   Stores Operative 

COMPANY   Hovis Ltd 

GRADE   Basic, Intermediate and Advanced 

LOCATION   Erith, Kent 

REPORTS TO   FLM / Team Leader 

 

JOB PURPOSE 

Contribute to an efficient, customer-focused manufacturing process through the effective operation of plant, equipment and systems. 

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Health and safety 

Follow site and legal health and safety requirements. 

Food safety and HACCP 

Complete assigned food safety checks and follow site procedures. 

Product quality 

Carry out required product and process checks and record results. 

Good manufacturing practice 

Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and personal hygiene standards. 

Materials control 

Use and record materials accurately and minimise waste. 

Plant scheduling and equipment effectiveness 

Follow schedules and support efficient operation of the plant. 

Personal conduct 

Meet attendance, performance, training, communication and behaviour expectations. 

 

KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS 

ESSENTIAL 

DESIRABLE 

Previous experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment. 

Previous food manufacturing experience 
Basic Food Hygiene qualification 
Plant baking qualifications 

 

 

 

THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS  |  LEVEL 1 

BE A WINNER 

LEAD THE WAY 

KEEP IT SIMPLE 

GET IT DONE 

BRING THE OUTSIDE IN 

Bring a positive attitude to work, approach tasks with enthusiasm and energy, and take responsibility for your own development. 

Work accurately and consistently, accept feedback openly and act with a sense of urgency. 

Understand your role, complete assigned tasks, prioritise work, meet deadlines and communicate clearly when issues arise. 

Adopt new ways of working, look for ways to add value to assigned tasks and gather information from different sources to resolve issues. 

Meet service level agreements, respond positively to customer feedback and use sound judgement when dealing with issues. 

 

Why work for us and our benefits:

At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries

  • There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.

  • Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone.  It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving

  • We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance

  • We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes

  • We offer three levels of pensions

Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.